"keep one's peace" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps one's peace [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's peace [participle, present], kept one's peace [participle, past], kept one's peace [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's peace}} keep one's peace (third-person singular simple present keeps one's peace, present participle keeping one's peace, simple past and past participle kept one's peace)
  1. Alternative form of hold one's peace Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hold one's peace

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